Total reserves in months of imports in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total reserves in months of imports was 4.26 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 4.26 for total reserves in months of imports in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Costa Rica peaked at 4.74 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.09, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 78th out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.09 | — |
| 2001 | 2.16 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 2.33 | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 2.66 | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 2.57 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.72 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 3.22 | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 3.66 | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 2.93 | -19.9% |
| 2009 | 4.08 | +39.1% |
| 2010 | 3.86 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 3.36 | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 4.51 | +34.2% |
| 2013 | 4.66 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 4.37 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 4.74 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 4.37 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 3.8 | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 3.68 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 4.35 | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 4.04 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 3.14 | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 3.14 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.35 | +38.2% |
| 2024 | 4.26 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.84 | 2.09 | 4.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.17 | 3.36 | 4.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.78 | 3.14 | 4.35 | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Costa Rica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 136.03 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 610,457 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.9 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.119 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 610,457 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.36 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Costa Rica?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Costa Rica was 4.26 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 4.74 in 2015.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Costa Rica ranks 78th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total reserves in months of imports (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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